(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) The Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts festival draws a diverse mix of people from all over the city. Flags are displayed to celebrate the many nationalities who are represented at the festival each year. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) A young festival-goer heads to Coleman Park for the 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Metro Council member and Rebel Hill Florist owner Anna Page welcomes the community to the fourth-annual Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts festival. Page was the 2011 Grand Marshal. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Festival organizer Thomas “T.C.” Weber gives the opening greeting at the fourth-annual Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival at Coleman Park. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) A music sign marks the main stage at the 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. Flatrock resident and musician Irene Kelley has coordinated the musical acts for the Flatrock festival since it began in 2008. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Nashville, TN) The ‘60s and ‘70s tribute band Boomerang, led by vocalist and founding member Frank Feinstein, returns to the Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival for another year. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) In addition to thousands of locals and visitors, cicadas – the noisy, winged insects that only come out every 15 years or so – swarmed to this year’s festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) A fan dances on the festival lawn as Nashville band Boomerang performs. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Singer-songwriter Buzz Cason performs at the 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. Cason has songwriting credits for U2, the Beatles, Pearl Jam, the Oak Ridge Boys, and more. He was nominated to the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2005. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Jeff Jones serves festival patrons from his Flatrock festival food booth. Jones is the owner of Dairy King, a local meat-and-three restaurant that has been part of the Nashville food scene for more than 40 years. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Jeff Jones of Dairy King serves festival patrons homemade white beans and cornbread from his festival food booth. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) In addition to music, food, and art, the Flatrock festival brings auto enthusiasts together for a classic car show. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) With a Presidential election just over a year away and lots of local elections coming up, festival organizers set up a booth where festival-goers could register to vote. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Daniell Williams of Rainy Waters Heavenly Experience helps a patron purchase one of her hand-made natural botanical scrubs. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Daniell Williams of Rainy Waters Heavenly Experience offers samples of her body scrubs at the 2011 Flatrock festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Local costume shop Performance Studios offers face and body painting to festival patrons while also supplying booth visitors with costumes and props to try out. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) The Country Music Hall of Fame’s Musical Petting Zoo was one of the featured children’s exhibits at the 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) A volunteer shows a young festival-goer her face paint. Face-painting was just one of the interactive booths in the kids’ play zone at the Flatrock festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) The Flatrock festival kids’ play zone offers face-painting and a wide variety of art projects. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) With interactive kids’ booths and family-friendly exhibits, the 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival has lots of activities for both children and parents. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) A young festival patron tries on one of the many props provided by the Central Alumni association. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) A young fan looks on as Nashville band Raining Faith takes the stage at the Flatrock festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Randy Pinkelton of Raining Faith performs at the Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) The 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival is a food lover’s paradise with food trucks, restaurant booths, and even classic ice cream sandwiches. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Blessing, a short-haired miniature chihuahua, meets a new friend at the 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) The Flatrock festival is also dog-friendly so many festival-goers bring their four-legged friends to the park. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Local band Excuses plays a set on the main stage of the Flatrock festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Young patrons dance to live music on the lawn at the 2011 Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) The Chris’s perform at the side stage during the Flatrock Music and Arts Festival at Coleman Park. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) Drama troupe performers entertain festival patrons in front of Coleman Park’s side stage. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) A local youth dance group performs for festival patrons at the Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)

(May 28, 2011 – Nashville, TN) The Flatrock Heritage Foundation sold its first-annual cookbook at their Flatrock Festival booth. (Photo by Becky McClellan-Smith)